The Center for Human Research Coordination (CHRC) team includes, from left, Jennifer Marmon, Martha Callahan, Jane Diehl, Alicia Adkins, Marlo Goss, Karin Silbernagel (center director), Nazim Karaca and Kia Huffman (not in picture). Launched in 2021 as a resource for UD faculty researchers and the public, the center is located at UD’s STAR Campus.
Karin Silbernagel, PT, ATC, PhD
Director, Center for Human Research Coordination
Email: kgs@udel.edu
Phone: (302) 831-4808
Address: 540 South College Avenue
Karin is a professor and associate chair of the Department of Physical Therapy at the University of Delaware and founding director of the Center for Human Research Coordination. As CHRC’s director, she is responsible for all aspects of its operation. Professor Silbernagel received her bachelor’s degree in physical therapy (1990) from Boston University, advanced M.Sc. in physical therapy (2001) and Ph.D. in orthopaedics (2006) from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. She has been a physical therapist for 30+ years and has ongoing funded research in orthopaedics and musculoskeletal injury with a focus on the lower extremity.
Alicia Adkins
Research Coordinator
Email: aiadkins@udel.edu
Phone: (302) 831-0150
Address: 540 South College Avenue
Alicia is responsible for research subject logistics including screening, scheduling, transportation/monitoring, and payments for research subjects participating in various studies. Alicia also is responsible for the retention of research subjects for individual studies and assists researchers in reporting data for progress reports. She also assists in recruitment for registries. Alicia joined us in 2016 and has been the sole coordinator for a multisite award. She previously worked in a large physician practice bringing vast knowledge on navigating best practices in securing medical clearances for many researchers. She is also CITI certified for both Good Clinical Practice and Human Subjects Protections — the certificates are available upon request.
Martha Callahan
Research Manager
Phone: (302) 831-6202
Address: 540 South College Avenue
Martha is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations and workflow for the research studies that CHRC supports. She assists researchers with budgeting for study coordination in their grant proposals. Martha also develops and maintains individual research studies and registry databases, policies and procedures strictly following human subject guidelines. Martha is the point of contact for researchers at UD, helping them navigate human subject coordination and compliance. Martha has worked at UD for over 20 years with many years of experience with human subjects. She is also CITI certified for both Good Clinical Practice and Human Subjects Protections — the certificates are available upon request.
Jane Diehl
Research Coordinator
Email: diehlj@udel.edu
Phone: (302) 831-4616
Address: 540 South College Avenue
Jane is responsible for research subject logistics including screening, scheduling, transportation/monitoring, processing payments for research participants and scheduling research subjects into studies. She assists with registries by performing specific screening tests to determine eligibility for studies. She coordinates individual studies including a large clinical trial. Jane joined our team in 2016. She previously worked in a variety of patient care positions. She is also CITI certified for both Good Clinical Practice and Human Subjects Protections — the certificates are available upon request.
Marlo Goss
Business Administrator
Email: mgoss@udel.edu
Phone: (302) 831-3184
Address: 540 South College Avenue
Marlo is responsible for CHCR’s financial monitoring and management, human resources, overseeing all administrative functions. Marlo also supports recruitment and registry development and is the point of contact for the center, managing daily operations. Marlo has been with UD since 2009. She previously worked in corporate administration as well as in various small businesses. She is also CITI certified for both Good Clinical Practice and Human Subjects Protections — the certificates are available upon request.
Kia Huffman
Data Systems Analyst
Email: kia@udel.edu
Phone: 302-831-3509
Address: 540 South College Avenue
Kia is responsible for administrating the Linux servers and databases that will host the new instance of University of Delaware’s REDCap, she also manages the CHRC web site. Before joining the University of Delaware in 2022, Kia was working as a cyberinfrastructure architect at Brown University. Kia’s passion is working with researchers to design and develop data management tools and workflows tailored to their needs. She is also CITI certified for both Good Clinical Practice and Human Subjects Protections — the certificates are available upon request.
Nazim Karaca
Data Systems Analyst
Phone: (302) 831-6055
Address: 540 South College Avenue
Nazim manages the servers and databases at the University of Delaware that host REDCap, a secure web application for building and managing clinical and translational research databases, and provides technical support for research performed at UD. Nazim is spearheading the new software application selected to house registries at UD. He conducts and coordinates user education for REDCap at UD, as well as for UD collaborators. Nazim was a senior data engineer for a large insurance firm before joining the University of Delaware as a data systems analyst in 2019. He is also CITI certified for both Good Clinical Practice and Human Subjects Protections — the certificates are available upon request.
Jennifer Marmon
Research Coordinator
Email: jmarmon@udel.edu
Phone: (302) 831-4615
Address: 540 South College Avenue
Jennifer is responsible for research subject logistics for individual studies, recruitment for clinical trial studies, as well as screening subjects for registries. She assists with screening, scheduling, transportation and monitoring, and payments for research subjects. She coordinates registries by screening and performing specific screening tests to determine eligibility for studies. Jenn has been a team member with us since 2013 when she began work at UD. She is also CITI certified for both Good Clinical Practice and Human Subjects Protections — the certificates are available upon request.